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Harold Lough papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG 046

Scope and Contents

The papers of Harold Lough consist of correspondence, legislative committee reports and state budgets for the twelve years he was the state senator from Latah County. The letters are mainly from constituents expressing their opinions on matters before the legislature. There are many letters from Senator Frank Church, which discuss federal legislation which is of interest to Idaho; there is also a letter from Senator Len Jordan concerning the Wild Rivers Bill.



State budgets and records of the budget committee form another portion of this collection. A third section consists of material relating to the legislature--journals, copies of bills, lists of all bills introduced and their disposition. This is perhaps the most useful series to the student of Idaho legislative history. There are also minutes of several committees on which Lough served.

Dates

  • Creation: 1957-1968

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Harold Laugh was born in Nebraska and spent his early years on a farm. He married Helen Low of Milwaukee, Wisconsin whom he met in Denver where she was teaching school. They had one daughter.



He came to the Pacific Northwest in 1939 as a representative of the Cleveland Tractor firm. He spent two years in Lewiston before moving to Moscow, Idaho in 1944. In Moscow he was co-owner of the State Tractor and Supply Company.



Before seeking election to the Idaho Senate he was a member of the Moscow City Council. He represented Latah County in the Senate from 1957 to 1968. He did not seek re-election in 1968. His main interest in the Senate was the financing of education. The committees on which he served were Finance, Gubernatorial Appointments, and Legislative Administration and Elections.

Extent

2 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Correspondence, legislative committee reports and state budgets for the twelve years he was the state senator from Latah County.

Arrangement

The papers in the Harold Lough collection are contained in two boxes. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author or author's business/institution, with replies and supplemental correspondnce included if applicable. Individual names follow entries in parantheses. Budgets and reports of committee meetings are arranged in chronological order.

Title
Guide to Harold Lough papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen. Updated by Amy Thompson, 2021.
Date
1979
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Revision Statements

  • May 2021: Finding aid updated by Amy Thompson

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository